Adam-Assignment-02-Lewitt

OuchMyEyesMyBrain.

C̶o̶d̶e̶.̶ ̶L̶e̶w̶i̶t̶t̶’̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶s̶t̶r̶u̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶n̶o̶ ̶r̶o̶o̶m̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶p̶r̶e̶t̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶.̶ ̶W̶h̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶e̶x̶t̶r̶e̶m̶e̶l̶y̶ ̶h̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶s̶t̶a̶n̶d̶,̶ ̶o̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶m̶e̶a̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶e̶x̶t̶r̶a̶c̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶o̶b̶j̶e̶c̶t̶i̶v̶i̶t̶y̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶s̶t̶r̶u̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶.̶

I take back everything that I said previously. It was written pre Golan’s post, when I had (proudly) thought that I had conquered the piece. Lewitt’s instructions are definitely code. Code not fit for human consumption. While the instructions do have an objective truth to them, we humans are not built to decipher and follow such things. The world needs to be more human. I appreciate the importance of proper syntax when coding. This also re-enforced my dislike for the instruction manuals that come with consumer electronics. They are written in a similar manner to Sol’s instructions.

Reminded me of a segment of John Maeda’s talk (watch from 11m 55s )  –